Attention Deficit Disorder has a wide variety of different symptoms. This list includes “social difficulties, immature, uncooperative, self-centered, bossy, and aggressive behaviors”. Most patients with ADD will have more than one of these. Clearly you can see that Attention Deficit Disorder can and will strongly change the lives of those with and around it.

Another thing is that ADD is more common in males than females. The symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder will not usually start to show until age 2-3 years old, but in most cases they will stay with that person throughout adulthood for their whole life.

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This chart lists the types of medications and the details of taking each one:

Medication	Frequency	Peak Effect	Duration of Action
Dexedrine (d-amphetamine)	2 or 3 times per day	1-3 hours	5 hours
Adderall	2 or 3 times per day	1-3 hours	5 hours
Dexedrine Spansules	Once in am	1-4 hours	6-9 hours
Adderall XR	Once in am	1-4 hours	9 hours
Ritalin	3 times per day	1-3 hours	2-4 hours
Focalin	2 times per day	1-4 hours	2-5 hours
Ritalin SR	1 or 2 times a day	3 hours	5 hours
Metadate CD	Once in am	5 hours	8 hours
Concerta	Once in am	8 hours	12 hours

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